rummy meaning and definition

RUMMY noun

Definition of rummy (noun)

1. a chronic drinker
   • synonyms: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, wino
2. a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
   • synonyms: rum

RUMMY adjective

Definition of rummy (adjective)

1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   • "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
   • synonyms: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, singular